j to Ofthen`ocj tîa'festr s r #ria tCtlçás . of the lair: atadaficr we feeour ihabilitie and infufficiencie ofworlting our o °nefaluation, we are thercbybrought out ofour felties, to feeke for fahratioti inChriil Iefus, applying him and his meritsvntovs bya true and a lissely faith, and this:isclone by thepreaching OftheGofpell, The mcancs on our part is the failinghearing of th>e word, Therebyour hard hearts arc mollified, and we truly huma bled, and brought out ofour felues to fceke for faluation in ;hrifl, whereby alto true faith is begot in vs, wherewith wee applicChritl vnto vs, and relie vpon him alone fór our faluation, And thus haue I, (hewed what our vocation is, and. the meanes thereof. Now letvs confider of thofe temptations, which Satan fuggefteth intomens minds in refpeál of their ..vocation,to the endhe mayhinder them from theparticipa. Lionand fruitionofChriftand hihenefits,whereitnto in the preachingofthe wordtheyare called and inuited.And thefe are oftwo forts,firtl thole wherewithhe affaulteth themwho arenot called: fecondly,thofe wherewithhe affaulteth them ,vho.are truly called and conuerted. ---a---------- °-- CHAP. -XVIII. Swans ttmptatisn.r >xhereby he f ek,eth to make our calling. vneeauall,anfrered. Hofe `r ho are not called bee tempteth diuerc Oftile nece1ty . waies, that he may hinder their effeóluall cal- °!oar efetima1 ling; and firft.he laboureth toperfwade then, m'tiv r toveglet this their calling, as a thing not ne- .ceffarie, and to contemne theminifterieof the :$1Vord,. which is the meanes whereby wee are effe6tuallie called. But we aretowithftand thefe temptations: and to thisend we are firfl to know, that before our cffeóluall callingwe are not true membersofthe Church, thoughwemay outwardly thruft our felues into thisfocietie;forwhat elfe is the Church butxl,at companie or congregationwhich is.trulycalledand :Sele..e l
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